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There was a bumper turn out of 42 Old Boys for our September
Lunch, accompanied by our guests, The Clerk, William Alden
and Master David Allan. We had a wide range of ages in
attendance from the youngest at 51 years old to the eldest at 91
years young! This time we introduced name badges for each
attendee which included their school years – a great idea
suggested by Stu Behn and to be adopted for future lunches.
This was gratefully received by all and particularly useful to those
of us that forget our own names! On arrival, lively banter took
place in the Bar where discussions got excited between North
London clubs – ‘will they ever get that stadium finished!’ We
then sat down to an enjoyable lunch of Ham Hock Terrine for
starters followed by Roast Breast of Chicken with trimmings.
This was rounded off with Caramel Apple Crumble with
lashings of custard (Crème Anglaise’ to those of you with welltravelled
palates!) washed down with a choice of Red Bordeaux
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or White Rhone wines. Our President, Peter Winter then gave
us an update on Association news and welcomed newcomer Nick
Henshaw 1964 -1971 to our lunch. Our guest, The Master,
David Allan gave an interesting talk on the Company’s
achievements over the past year and its plans for the future. A
welcome return by Nigel Wade was greeted after many months
of recovery and we all wished him well. Then a loud rendition of
the School song filled the Upper Floor and reverberated across
Russell Square! A small number then retired to a local hostelry
for further refreshment before the journey home.
This was our last lunch at the Imperial, due to their minimum
number of diners policy. Therefore, we will be moving to the
Royal National Hotel, nearby where they can accommodate
smaller numbers. Further details will be announced in the
Magazine and on our website in due course.
The annual cricket match was rained off with no play possible but a good time
was had in the bar at Botany Bay
Great to see Gordon and Eve in attendance
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